I have migrated over from Blogger to WordPress. This will be the new home for My Father’s Hand. I hope to continue updates periodically. I would have done so today, as that was the idea when I first set my mind to it, but realized I no longer wanted to stay on Blogger, and so [...]

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #ffffff; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Book, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia. 3 x 5, pencil on paper

Red Tie, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia. 3 x 5, pencil with wash

I started this blog with the idea that I would give the world a little of my father’s talent, one that he kept hidden away, and write about him a little, as a way of getting to know him. I have done that; I have started with the ending, an ending I saw coming from [...]

I am considering making a book of my father’s drawings, or a book of this blog available for purchase as through Blurb. Anyone with an interest or ideas for this, please leave a comment. Thank you!

CLOSED, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia. Here is a photo I took of one of the file drawers of my father’s. He obsessively cut out images from magazines and categorized them according to what would make the most sense in terms of a reference for figure drawing. I haven’t counted how many folders he [...]

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #ffffff; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Knee, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia. Just a little shading is all you need… 3 x 5, pencil on paper.

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #ffffff; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Flirt, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia. 3 x 5, pencil on paper.

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #ffffff; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Float, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia. I love this one. I think it would make a great painting. 3 x 5, pencil on paper.

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #ffffff; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Watching the Past, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia. The strength in her face is almost masculine. It makes me think of my father’s unspoken fears about his own past. I think that he [...]